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pathfinder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From path + finder.

Meanings

  1. One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
    • Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 42:
    • The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. 1910, John Burroughs, “Phases of Farm Life”, in In the Catskills, page 67:
    • Pathfinders are trained to improve the viability of potential planets, initiate first contact with unknown species, find suitable outpost sites, and handle any external threats before the first colonist touches soil. The presence of a Pathfinder is a reassurance that a planet can be settled safely and with a high expectation of success. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Role of a Pathfinder Codex entry:
  2. (figuratively) One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
  3. Synonym of honey guide.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.

Forms

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Deriveds

pathfinder prospectus

Descendants

Pfadfinder

Synonyms

honey guide · trailblazer · pathmaker · trailblazer

Translations (23)

it exploratore (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · el ιχνηλάτης (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · pl tropiciel (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · ru первопроходец (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · fa پیشاهنگ (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · hi मार्गदर्शक (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · ka გზამკვლევი (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · uk першопрохі́дник (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · ru разве́дчик (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · fr explorateur (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · hu cserkész (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · fr pionnier (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · sv stigfinnare (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · pl tropicielka (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · de Phanderi (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · uk першопрохо́дець (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · cmn 探路者 (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · uk першопрохі́дниця (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · om karäbarbädu (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · es explorador (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · bg следотърсач (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · pl pionier (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region) · pl pionierka (one who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region)